DID I EVER|CHAPTER SEVEN
Ashew: We Should hang out at my house today [10:00am]
I bite my lip rereading the message.I had been hanging out with Ashew and working on forgiving him since Hadley left.
When we hanged out it was at a coffee shop or somewhere public.
Plus I wasn't sure if Justina would be there or not.Not that I cared its just the girl rubbed me off the wrong way.She just seem-
ed so frigid and controlling but I haven't had an actual conversation with her so I couldn't judge her too quickly and she might not even be there.
To Ashew:Sure just text me the address. 12:00 good?[10:10]
Ashew: Coolz! 12:00 will be great!See ya then Petals :)[10:11]
He was insist of calling me Petals!No matter how many times I told him not to.At least he didn't text back late.I hate when people text you first and you answer but they don't reply till hours later!
Blowing my hair away from my face I redo my bun before heading into my moms studio.
My mother was a TV personality and a fashion designer.She was known for having an artistic eye especially when it came to comic skits and clothes.
"Hey Mom! Hows the new piece coming along?"I asked watching as she fixed her sewing machine. She was working on a new winter clothesline for her fashion show in New York. It seemed like everybody had something to do except me.
"This damn machine is acting up again for the fifth time this month so I haven't even started yet but I do have the sketches"
She answered pointing at her sketch book returning to work-
ing on the machine.
I flipped open her notebook looking at the sketches amazed.
Mom had a fine artistic eye indeed. The theme color seemed to range between gold and blue and the sketches showed coats to winter shawls.
"These are amazing!"I said smiling at her giving her a hug.
"Thanks baby"She replies placing a kiss on my forehead
"Want to help?"
"Sure"I answer
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I knocked on his door waiting patiently.The door swings open to reveal Justina.
She looked amazing with her blonde locks and beautiful blue eyes.
The thing is she was smiling...
At me...
Was she on drugs?
"Come in"She says urging me to enter the house and I do uncertain but I enter anyway.
She guides me to what I could only guess was the living room gesturing for me to sit and offering if I wanted anything to drink which I politely declined.
"Where is Ashew?"I asked trying to fill the suffocating silence.
"Oh he should be coming down shortly he's just pulling on some clothes"Justina answered before raising her cup to her lips and taking a sip.
"Did he just get out of the shower or something?"I ask smiling back at her feeling a bit more at ease knowing that Ashew would be back soon.
"Or something"She said winking chuckling which I soon joined in.
"Oh my god your still alive"Ashew voice says entering the room.
"Why wouldn't I be?"I ask arching my eyebrow in question
He was know sitting in front of me next to Justina smiling.
"Knowing Justina I thought you would have died from her chatting your ear off"He jokes which earns a playfully swat from Justina as I watch chuckling.
This may not as bad as I thought...
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Me and Ashew was laughing about old times as Justina listened on smiling.
"Remember the time you laughed so hard you knocked over our wine at Mi'Amour and it stained the white cloth?"I asked laughing at the memory.
"Yeah remember we ended up getting kicked out"Ashew says reminding me about the security guard escorting us out.
"You were tipsy and told the security guard you had the rights to leave compliments to the chef!
Your exact words were 'Tell the chef food was magnifique but you sir are an ass' " I said sipping on my gin.
Ashew laughed but it soon died done and all of a sudden it was just us in the room.Us and the memory's ...the love.
Till Justina cleared her throat of course...
"Ash would you be a dear and get me a refill?"Justina asked handing him the glass smiling tightly.
Ashew nodded leaving the room without a word throwing me one last look.
I turned from Ashews retreating figure to Justina scowling at him eyes narrowed.
"You can't just come into my home and try to steal my man!That's a petty move even for the likes of you!" She said calmly but you can hear the anger in her words...
But all I felt was confused...
DID I EVER not feel confused ?
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RomanceDID I EVER mean more to you than a distraction? DID I EVER really make you genuinely smile or was that fake too? DID I EVER make your heart beat rapidly like you claimed or was that another one of your personal illusions? DID I EVER look like anythi...
